Anette 


THE URSINUS BULLETIN 


VOL. VIII., NO. 1. JANUARY, I9I0 


URSINUS COLLEGE 


The Group System 
of Instruction 


Entered at the Post-Office at Collegeville, 
Pennsylvania, as Second-Class Mail Matter 


CONTENTS 


Page 

Calendar for 1910 ; 3 ; ; : : : : 4 2 
Directors of the College. i : : : 4 ; : 3 
Committees of the Board 3 : : ; ; . : 4 
Officers of Administration ‘ : x K , : : 4 
Officers of Instruction : ‘ ‘ ! 2 4 ‘ - 5-7 
Terms of Admission ' : : : 3 A ; : 8 
The Group System . : : : ; ; : : - Qg-I2 
Groups in Ursinus College. ; : . : : , 13-17 
The Classical Group : ° : : 13 

The Latin-Mathematical Grout ‘ ; ‘ : 14 

The Chemical-Biological Group F : ° - 15 

The Historical-Political Group. ; : ! 15 

The Mathematical-Physical Group . : , : 16 

The Modern Language Group : : “ ; 17 

Studies Common to all Groups : ; , ‘ ; ; 18 
The Group Adviser : : 5 ; : _ 3 : 18 


CALENDAR 


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Jan. 5, Wednesday,RECcESs ends, 8a. m. 

Jan. 20, Thursday, Semi-Annual Examinations begin. 
Jan. 27, Thursday, Day of Prayer for Colleges. 

Jan. 28, Friday, SECOND TERM begins, 8 a. m. 
Feb, ‘22/"Tuesday, Washington’s Birthday, a holiday. 
March 22, Tuesday, EASTER RECESS begins, 4p. m. 
March 30, Wednesday,RECESsS ends, 8 a. m. 


June 5, Sunday, Commencement Exercises begin. 
June 8, Wednesday, Commencement Exercises end. 
June 20, Monday, Summer Session begins. 

July 29, Friday, Summier Session ends. 


Sept. 13, Tuesday, Examinations for Admission. 

Sept. 13, Tuesday, Registration and matriculation of students. 
Sept. 14, Wednesday,Registration and matriculation of students. 
Sept. 14, Wednesday,Opening address, 8 p. m. 

Sept. 15, Thursday, Instruction begins, 8.45 a. m. 


DIRECTORS OF THE COLLEGE 


Hon. HENRY W. KRATZ, 
President of the Board. 


REv. S. L. MESSINGER, D. D., 
Secretary. 


J. TRUMAN EBERT, 
Treasurer, 


REv. A. EDWIN KEIGWIN, D. D., 
President of the College. 

REV. AARON SPANGLER, A. M., 

HENRY T. SPANGLER, D. D., 

A. H. FETTEROLF, PH. D., LL. D., 

JAMES M. ANDERS, M. D., LL. D., 

REv, J. W. MEMINGER, D. D., 

HERVEY C. GRESH, 

DANIEL CLINGER, 

EDWARD A. KRUSEN, M. D., 

JOHN M. VANDERSLICE, EsoQ., 

REV. PHILIP VOLLMER, PH. D.,D.D., 

ELwoop S. SNYDER, M. D., 

ANDREW R. BRODBECK, 

REv. I. CALVIN FISHER, D. D., 

JAMES A. MILLER, 

REV. J. M. S. ISENBERG, B. D., 

A. D. FETTEROLF, 

GEO. LESLIE OMWAKE, PD.D., 

MAYNE R. LONGSTRETH, Esqg., A. M., 

REV. JOHN F. Carson, D. D., 


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REV. JAMES M. FARRAR, D. D., LL. D. 


CHARLES H. EDMUNDS, EsqQ., 
HARRY E. PAISLEY, 

REV. EDWARD F. WIEST, 
REV. JOHN CALHOUN, D. D., 
F. MacD. SINCLAIR, 


Norristown, 
Trappe, 
Collegeville, 
New York City, 


York, 
Philadelphia, 
Philadelphia, 
Philadelphia, 
Lancaster, 
Norristown, 
Milton, 
Norristown, 
Philadelphia, 
Dayton, Ohio, 
Lancaster, 
Hanover, 
Lebanon, 

New Tripoli, 
Philadelphia, 
Collegeville, 
Collegeville, 
Philadelphia, 
Brooklyn, N. Y., 
Brooklyn, N. Y., 
Philadelphia, 
Philadelphia, 
York, 
Philadelphia, 
New York City, 


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COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 


Executive Committee 


HENRY W. KRATZ, S. L. MESSINGER, 
HENRY T. SPANGLER, A. D. FETTEROLF, 
GEO. LESLIE OMWAKE, J. TRUMAN EBERT, 


JOHN M. VANDERSLICE. 


Committee on Finance 


J. M.S. ISENBERG, HARRY E. PAISLEY, 
HERVEY C. GRESH, J. TRUMAN EBERT, 
GEO. LESLIE OMWAKE. 


Committee on Buildings and Grounds 


JOHN M. VANDERSLICE, A. D. FETTEROLF, 
JAMES A. MILLER, EDWARD A. KRUSEN, 
GEO. LESLIE OMWAKE, WHORTEN A. KLINE. 


Committee on Government and Instruction 


A. EDWIN KEIGWIN, S. L. MESSINGER, 
HENRY T. SPANGLER, GEO. LESLIE OMWAKE, 
JoHNn M. VANDERSLICE, JOHN F. CARSON, 


WHORTEN A. KLINE. 


OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 


Rev. A. EDWIN KEIGWIN, D. D., President. 

GEORGE LESLIE OMWAKE, PD. D., Vice-President. 

REV. WHORTEN A. KLINE, A. M., B. D., Dean of the College. 

JoHN Myron Jouts, Director of the School of Music. 

REV. FRANK FENTON BLESSING, A. M., B. D., Secretary of the College. 

REv. JOHN A. Cass, A. M., Secretary of the College. 

J. TRUMAN EBERT, Jveasurer. 

CHARLES W. FRITCHMANN, Superintendent. 

REV. CALVIN D. Yost, A. M., B. D., Librarian. 

SARA E. ERMOLD, Office Secretary. 

Mrs. E. N. ERMOLD, Principal of Olevian Hall. 

BLANCHE N. WILLIAMS, B. O., Principal of Shreiner Hall. 
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OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION 


REV. A. EDWIN KEIGWIN, D. D., 


PRESIDENT. 


A. B.,Princeton University, 1891, and A. M., 1894; D. D., Lafayette College, 1906 ; 
Student, Union Theological Seminary, 1891-4; Pastor Presbyterian Church, 
Millville, N. J., 1895-1900; Park Presbyterian Church, Newark, N. J., 1900- 
1905 ; West End Presbyterian Church, New York City, 1905; Ursinus College 


1907. 
GEORGE LESLIE OMWAKE, B. D., Pp. D., 


Vice-President, and Professor of the History and Philosophy of Education. 


A. B., Ursinus College, 1898, and A. M., 1901; B. D., Yale University, 1901; Pd. D., 
Franklin aud Marshall College, 1910; Student in Theology, Philosophy and 
Education, Yale University, 1898-1901 ; Licensed, 1901 ; Ursinus College, rgor; 
Dean 1903-1909; Vice-President, 19099; Member of the Society of College 
Teachers of Education; Member of the American Academy of Political and 
Social Science. 


REV. WHORTEN A. KLINE, A. M., B. D., 


Dean of the College, and Professor of the Latin Language and Literature. 


A. B., Ursinus College, 1893; A.M. and B.D., 1896 ; Licensed, 1896; Graduate Student 
in Latin, University of Pennsylvania, 1897-1901, Ursinus College, 1893 ; Dean, 
1909; Member of the Classical Association of the Middle States and Maryland. 


J. SHELLY WEINBERGER, LL. D., 


Professor of the Greek Language and Literature, Emeritus. 


A. B., Yale College, 1859, and A. M., 1867; LL.D., Ursinus College, 1895; Professor 
of Ancient Languages, Freeland Seminary, 1859-70; Professor of Latin and 
Greek, Ursinus College, 1870-87; Professor of the Greek Language and 
Literature, 1887; Dean, 1892-1903. 


REV. JAMES I. GOOD, A. M., D. D., 


Professor of the English Bible and the History of the Christian Church. 


A. B., Lafayette College, 1872, and A. M., 1875; D. D., Ursinus College, 1887; Stu- 
dent, Union Theological Seminary, 1872-75; Licemsed, 1875; Pastor, 1875- 
1905 ; Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology and Reformed Church 
History, 1890-1907 ; Dean, School of Theology, 1892-1907 ; Ursinus College, 1907. 


HOMER SMITH, Pu. D., 


Professor of the English Language and Literature. 


A. B., Amherst College, 1891 ; Graduate Student, University of Pennsylvania, 1892- 
95; Ph. D., University of Pennsylvania, 1895 ; Instructor in English, Univer- 
sity of Pennsylvania, 1892-98; Professor of English, Kamehameha School, 
Honolulu, 1899-1901 ; Acting Professor of English, Amherst College, 1901-03; 
Ursinus College, 1903; Member of the Modern Language Association. 


MATTHEW BEARDWOOD, A. M., M. D., 


Professor of Chemistry. 


A. B., Philadelphia Central High School, 1890, and A. M., 1895; M. D., Medico- 
Chirurgical College, 1894; Special Student of Chemistry, University of Penn- 
sylvania, 1890-91 ; Instructor in Chemistry, Medico-Chirurgical College, 1896- 
99; Lecturer on Clinical Chemistry, 1899-1900; Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, 
1900-09 ; Ursinus College, 1903; Member of the American Chemical Society ; 
Member of the Franklin Institute. 


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CHARLES GROVE HAINES, Pu. D., 


Professor of History and Political Science. 


A. B., Ursinus College, 1903; A. M., Columbia University, 1904 and Ph.D., 1909 ; 
Graduate Student, Columbia University, 1903-06 ; University Scholar in Con- 
stitutional Law, 1903-04 ; George William Curtis Fellow in Political Science, 
1904-06; Ursinus College, 1905; Member of the American Academy of Political 
and Social Science ; Member of the American Political Science Association. 


HENRY FOX, Pu. D., 


Professor of Biology. 


B. S., University of Pennsylvania, 1899, A. M., 1903, and Ph.D., 1905 ; Harrison Fel- 
low in Zoology, 1901-02 ; Instructor in Biology, University of Wisconsin, 1902- 
03 ; Professor of Chemistry and Biology, Temple College, 1903-05: Ursinus 
College, 1907; Member of the?Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences; 
Member of the Association of American Anatomists. 


JOHN WENTWORTH CLAWSON, A. M., 


Professor of Mathematics and Physics. 


A. B., University of New Brunswick, 1901; A. B., Cambridge University, 1904 ; 
A. M., University of New Brunswick, 1905 ; Lecturerin Astronomy, University 
of New Brunswick, 1904-05 ; Assistant in Physics, Ohio State University, 1905- 
06; Ursinus College, 1907. 


MORLEY ALBERT CALDWELL, Pu. D., 


Professor of Philosophy. 


A.B., Indiana University, 1904, and A. M., 1905; Ph. D., Harvard University, 1908; 
Assistant in Experimental Psychology, Indiana University, 1904-05 ; Graduate 
Student, Harvard University, 1905-08 ; Assistant in Philosophy, 1906-08; Ursi- 
nus College, 1908. Member of the Sigma Xi Society of Research. 


GEORGE HANDY WAILES, A. M., 


Professor of the Greek Language and Literature. 


A. B., Princeton University, 1894, and A. M., 1896; Student, Princeton Theological 
Seminary, 1894-97; Licensed, 1896; Pastor, Scots Presbyterian Church, Phila- 
delphia, 1897-1908; Professor of Hebrew and Old ‘Testament Literature, 
Temple University, 1906; Professor of Theology and Apologetics, 1908; 
Ursinus College, 1908. 


CHARLES HOMER HOLZWARTH, Pu. D., 


Professor of Modern Languages. 


A. B., Syracuse University, 1906; A. M. and Ph. D., University of Leipzig, 1909; 
Assistant in German, Syracuse University, 1905-1906; Instructor in Ger- 
man and English, Syracuse University Summer School, 1906; Ursinus 
College, 1909; Member of the Modern Language Association. 


ISATAH MARCH RAPP WAL ha 


Instructor in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. 


A. B., Ursinus College, 1903 ; Assistant in Physics, 1901-03 ; Graduate Student, Uni- 
varsity of Pennsylvania, 1906-07 ; University of Chicago, 1909-10 ; Ursinus Col- 
ege, 1904. 


*Absent on leave until September, Igro. 


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Officers of Instruction 


JOHN MYRON JOLLS, 


Director of the School of Music, and Instructor in Voice Culture and Choral 
Singing. 

Student under the direction of the Tonic Soh Fah College, London, 1893-96; Stu- 

dent in Sight Singing and Voice Culture under Frederick W. Root, 1894-95; 


Student under Perley Dunn Aldrich, 1899-1908 ; Teacher of Singing, 1894-1908; 
Ursinus College, 1908. 


ANNA PEARL RIDDLE, 
Registrar of the School of Music, and Instructor in Piano and Theory. 
Graduate Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, 1903; Teacher’s Certificate, 1903 ; 


Post-Graduate Diploma, 1904; Instructor, Philadelphia Conservatory of 
Music, 1904-09; Ursinus College, 1908. 


GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS, A. B., 
Instructor in Mathematics and English. 
A. B., Ursinus College, 1909 ; Assistant in Ursinus Academy, 1907-09; Graduate stu- 
dent, University of Pennsylvania, 1909-10; Ursinus College, Igoo9. 
BLANCHE NANNETTE WILLIAMS, B. O., 


Instructorin Public Speaking, English and History. 
A. B., The Woman’s College of Illinois, 1899 ; B. O., The Emerson College of Ora- 
tory, 1908; Instructor, Elizabeth College, Charlotte, N. C., 1904-06; Stanley 


Hall and Northwest Conservatory, Minneapolis, Minn., 1906-07; Graduate 
student, Emerson College of Oratory, 1907-08 ; Ursinus College, igo. 


EVERETT DEFOREST HOLT, A. B., 


Instructor in Latin and Greek. 


A. B., Amherst College, 1897; Student, Columbia University, 1905; Teacher, sec- 
ondary schools, 1898-1909 ; Ursinus College, 1g1o. 


JOHN BEADLE PRICE, A. B., 
Graduate Director of Athletics. 
A. B., Ursinus College, 1905; Director of Athletics and Instructor, State Normal 


School, Slippery Rock, Pa., 1905-08 ; Graduate student, University of Pennsyl- 
vania, 1909-10; Ursinus College, 1908. 


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TERMS OF ADMISSION 


The relative weight which will be given tostudies in determining 
the candidate’s fitness for admission is indicated in terms of units by 
the figures attached to the studies as named in the following list. A 
unit represents, in general, four periods of one hour each of class- 
room work per week for one academic year. 


ELEMENTARY ADVANCED 
English (3) English (1) 
Latin (4) Latin (1) 
Greek (2) Greek (1) 
German (2) German (1) 
French (2) French (1) 
Ancient History (1), azd Solid Geometry 
English History (.5), ov College Algebra (1) 
American History (.5) Trigonometry 


Algebra (1.5) 

Plane Geometry (1) 

Physical Geography (.5) 

Zoology or Botany (.5) 

Physics, including Laboratory (1) 
Chemistry, including Laboratory (7) 


The units of credit offered by a candidate for the degree of 
BACHELOR OF ARTS must be distributed as follows: English (3), 
Latin (4), Greek, German or French (2), History (1.5), Mathema- 
tics (2.5), Science (1). 

The units of credit offered by a candidate for the degree of 
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE must be distributed as follows: English (3), 
German (2), Latin or French (2), or Latin (1) and French (1) ; 
History (1.5), Mathematics (3.5), Science (2), including Laboratory 
Physics or Chemistry. 

An applicant offering less than fourteen units may be admitted 
with conditions to the extent of two units, but these two must not be 
in the same subject. 

A student who satisfies the above requirements for admission, and 
offers, in addition, at least four units from the advanced list, is admit- 
ted to advanced standing and may complete the requirements for a 
degree in three years. Noadvanced study may be offered without 
the corresponding elementary study. 

Students who are not fully prepared to meet the requirements 
for admission will find adequate opportunity to complete their prep- 
aration in the Summer Session of the College. 


For a detailed statement of the requirements for admission, the 
reader is referred to the catalogue of Ursinus College. 


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THE GROUP SYSTEM 
GENERAL STATEMENT 


An aualysis of the development of the college curriculum 
during the last century reveals three periods in the growth 
of the colleges of the United States. The first period was 
characterized by special emphasis upon the Classical Lan- 
guages, Mathematics and Philosophy, and has been fre- 
quently designated as the period of culture studies. The 
great majority of the courses were prescribed and much stress 
was laid upon the formal discipline which these courses 
afforded. ‘This general curriculum with very slight modi- 
fications was in use in all colleges of good standing and its 
satisfactory completion was universally regarded as the 
basis of a liberal education. 

Since the middle of the last century several intellectual 
movements have brought about serious and far-reaching 
changes in the college curriculum. Inthe first place the 
development of the natural sciences gave emphasis to a 
group of subjects which were seldom included in a college 
curriculum during the earlier period. By a gradual pro- 
cess there were added courses in Physics, Chemistry, Bi- 
ology, and a whole group of kindred subjects which were 
contributing to a body of knowledge of such proportional 
influence as to amount to a virtual revolution in the intel- 
lectual development of mankind. 

At the same time a similar development along the line of 
the social sciences was bringing into prominence another 
group of subjects in an evolution which has been scarcely 
less significant. Further changes have had to be made in 

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order to give place for an ever expanding field of instruction 
comprehended under the subjects of History, Economics, 
Sociology and Politics, whose main purpose is to educate 
for efficient citizenship as well as to bring the student into 
closer touch with his environment. 

The first result of this sudden increase in intellectual 
wealth was to overburden the college curriculum to such 
an extent that the policy of adhering strictly to a sys- 
tem of prescribed courses had to be abandoned. An 
elective system was adopted instead, which has given 
the student the utmost freedom in the selection of cours- 
es. This so-called ‘‘free elective system’’ has been on 
trial in many of the colleges and its influence has spread 
until only a few colleges have dared to stand against the 
pressure from without in the maintenance of a curriculum 
of prescribed subjects. But the trial of the free elective 
system has demonstrated conclusively that this arrangement 
is not a satisfactory solution of the problem of the college 
curriculum. On every hand there has been a demand for a 
readjustment. The solution of the problem is one of the 
greatest tasks that has been facing the American college. 


VOCATIONAL ‘TRAINING IN COLLEGES 


The demand in recent years for vocational training which 
likewise seems to come into conflict with the former ideal of 
a fixed curriculum and of training for culture has compli- 
cated the problem. Between the old classical discipline and 
the training which the modern demand for efficiency re- 
quires there has appeared an almost irreconcilable conflict. 
Colleges have been forced to provide better facilities for 
specialization until as a result the student is thrown into 
the midst of an extended series of heterogeneous studies 
from which he selects with little assistance and no definite 


guidance. It is quite generally admitted to-day that the 
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best type of liberal education is that which results in the 
acquisition of the knowledge of many subjects and the mas- 
tery of some one line of study. How to provide for gener- 
eral education and at the same time for definite specializa- 
tion is only beginning to receive the attention of many col- 
lege faculties. Outof the apparent chaos engendered by 
breaking away from the old prescribed curriculum and the 
adoption of the free elective system by the majority of the 
colleges there has appeared a kind of compromise well 
adapted to retain the essential and enduring qualities of the 
classical training with the best features of the free elective 
system. The colleges which have been leading in the pro- 
gressive development of the curriculum are beginning to 
realize that an arrangement can be made which permits a 
choice of studies in the direction of training for vocational 
efficiency, as well as prescribes courses for the purpose of 
general culture. This arrangement has come to be desig- 
nated as the Group System of instruction. 


GROUP SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION 


Under this system the student is required to pursue the 
study of those subjects which are generally regarded as es- 
sential to a liberal education. In addition a part of his time 
and attention must be given to groups of coordinate subjects 
planned in each case as a preparation for some profession or 
vocational activity. According to this method the student 
is not confined to a routine of work for which he may have 
no special inclination or ability. At the same time it is not 
possible for him to waste time and effort by the injudicious 
selection of unrelated subjects. Certain studies are pre- 
scribed for all students who are candidates for a degree while 
other studies are prescribed only within the individual 
groups. With the opportunity to select his group and a 


certain liberty of choice within the group a wide range of 
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electives is granted to each student. Under the guidance 
of the Dean and an Adviser the student selects the group of 
studies whose dominant courses supply the special training 
he seeks in preparation for his life work. Having once made 
a choice, the student may change to another group only 
with the consent of his adviser and with the approval of 
the faculty. Every reasonable advantage is hereby afford- 
ed to the student to adjust his college course in accordance 
with his plans for further study or for his life work. 


THE GROUP ORGANIZATION AND STUDENT LIFE. 


The disintegration resulting from the addition of numer- 
ous courses and the development of separate schools in sci- 
entific, technical and vocational lines has had an undesir- 
able effect upon the social life of the student body. The 
unity and solidarity under the system of former days has 
given way to a diversity which encourages the student in 
the dissipation of his time and of the attention which should 
be given to the pursuit of study. Anything that ap- 
proaches a wholesome social life, in the larger colleges and 
universities where this evil is most apparent, must be sought 
outside of college life. In this respect there has been a 
great loss in the influence which the colleges formerly 
wielded in the upbuilding of character. 

Along with the readjustment of courses there is also a de- 
mand that provision be made for a renewal of greater unity 
in the social life of the college, a unity which leads to closer 
contact among the students and better relations between 
students and teachers. This problem is one which the 
smaller colleges are better prepared to solve than the uni- 
versities. And according to all indications it can be met 
best by the organization of the social life of the student in 
accordance with his educational life. This arrangement is 


a natural outgrowth of the group system of instruction. 
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GROUPS IN URSINUS COLLEGE 


Ursinus College has pursued this system in the arrange- 
ment of courses of study and the organization of student 
life since 1894. Each year has seen improvements and 
modifications in the line of progress as a result of experience 
until the major part of student life and activity centers in 
the group organization which has assumed most of the func- 
tions of the old class organization and many of the desir- 
able features of the more modern fraternities, and has _ be- 
come a vital factor in the educational and social life of each 
student in the college. 

The instruction is offered in courses and half-courses. 
The course is the unit of work by which credit is counted. 
A course represents the equivalent of three hours of class- 
room work per week for the academic year. Twenty 
courses, or an equivalent amount of courses and half-courses, 
are required for a degree. The six groups of studies com- 
prising the curriculum of Ursinus College, each with its 
own dominant subjects of study, and having its own distinc- 
tive aim and purpose, are as follows : 


THE CLASSICAL GROUP 


PRESCRIBED STUDIES: Latin and Greek, 6 courses; English, 2 
courses; German, I course; French, 1 course; History, I course; 
Economics, I course; English Bible, 1 course; Philosophy, 1% 
courses ; Mathematics, I course ; Science, I course. 

ELECTIVE STUDIES: Three and one-half courses from the following 
subjects: Latin, Greek, Hebrew, English, German, French, Italian, 
Spanish, Philosophy, Education, History, Mathematics, Physics, 
Geology, Chemistry and Biology. 


The education and training provided in this group is that 
which in our modern system represents the old-time college 
course, with its fine traditions of liberal learning and broad 

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culture. While the classical languages and literature form 
the basis of the group, there is prescribed also a body of 
subjects which with the wide range of elective studies af- 
forded, gives breadth of knowledge and serves to cultivate 
wide human interests. As the institutions of American life 
become more stable, interest in the ancient civilizations of 
Greece and Rome becomes more real and vital. 

The Classical group provides a liberal foundation for 
future activity in any vocation and is especially adapted to 
meet the needs of those who would become patrons of the 
liberal arts, teachers of the classic languages, or who seek 
to enter the Christian ministry. 


THE LATIN-MATHEMATICAL GROUP 


PRESCRIBED STUDIES: Latin, 3 courses; Mathematics, 3 courses ; 
English, 2 courses; German and French, 3 courses; History, 1 
course ; Economics, I course ; English Bible, 1 course; Philosophy, 
1% courses ; Science, I course. 

ELECTIVE STUDIES: Three and one-half courses from the follow- 
ing subjects: Latin, Mathematics, English, German, French, Italian, 
Spanish, Philosophy, Education, History, Physics, Geology, Chemis- 
try and Biology. 


This group differs from the Classical mainly in the fact 
that Latin and Mathematics instead of Latin and Greek, 
constitute the distinguishing features. On account of the 
value of these fields of study for mental training, the Latin- 
Mathematical group possesses unusual merit as a means of 
intellectual discipline. As fundamental subjects, these 
studies project the student’s interest into all fields of learn- 
ing, rendering coherent and vital the body of material rep- 
resented in the other prescribed studies. 

The Latin-Mathematical group, besides being profitable 
for students possessing extraordinary fitness for specializa- 
tion in its dominant subjects, provides an educational equip- 
ment especially designed to fit for the teaching profession. 

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THE CHEMICAL-BIOLOGICAL GROUP 


PRESCRIBED STUDIES: Chemistry, 2 courses ; Biology, 3 courses ; 
Latin, I course; English, 2 courses; German, I course; French, 2 
courses ; History, I course ; Economics, I course; Philosophy, 1% 
courses ; English Bible, 1 course, Mathematics, I course. 

ELECTIVE STUDIES : Three and one-half courses from the follow- 
ing subjects : English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Philosophy, 
Education, History, Mathematics, Physics, Geology, Chemistry and 
Biology. 

The dominant subjects being chemistry and biology, this 
group presents an introduction to higher learning mainly 
on the scientific side, although the allied prescribed studies 
insure breadth of knowledge and well-rounded training. 

The Chemical-Biological group is organized mainly with 
a view to preparing students for the study of medical 
science, andin the numerous graduates who have gone 
forth into medical schools, it has fully demonstrated its 
eficiency. At the present time, the relation between 
biology, chemistry and physics and the medical sciences is 
becoming increasingly intimate, and the recent raising of 
entrance requirements by medical schools, renders impera- 
tive collegiate training in advance. This group commands 
the interest of students also who seek to become teachers 
of the sciences, or scientific technologists or investigators. 


THE HISTORICAL-POLITICAL GROUP 


PRESCRIBED STUDIES: History, 3 courses; Economics and Polti- 
cal Science, 2 courses ; Latin, 1 course ; English, 2 courses; German, 
2 courses ; French,2 courses ; Philosophy, 1% courses ; English Bible, 
I course ; Mathematics, I course ; Science, I course. 

ELECTIVE STUDIES: Three and one-half courses from the following 
subjects : Latin, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Philoso- 
phy, Education, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geology and 
Biology. 


This group aims to give college students special prep- 
aration for civic life. The dominant courses within the 
group are kept in close touch with practical life and are 

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well adapted to furnish the training required for the pur- 
suit of law, journalism, business and the public service. The 
work of the last two years in particular aims to stimulate 
interest in research in order to lead directly to the higher 
specialization represented in the graduate and professional 
schools of universities. The group offers excellent advan- 
tages also to students who aim to become department 
teachers of history and civics in high schools. 

The Historical- Political group is designed especially to give 
thorough preparation for the study of the law. Graduates 
who pursued the studies of this group while in college, have 
possessed decided advantage subsequently in law schools. 


THE MATHEMATICAL-PHYSICAL GROUP 


PRESCRIBED STUDIES : Mathematics, 3 courses ; Physics, 3 courses ; 
Latin, I course; English, 2 courses; German, I course; French,2 courses; 
Philosophy, 1% courses; English Bible, 1 course ; History, 1 course ; 
Economics, I course. 

ELECTIVE CourRSES: Three and one-half courses from the following 
subjects: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Philosophy, 
Education, History, Mathematics, Chemistry, Geology and Biology. 


This group is provided for the sake of students who 
plan ultimately to enter technical schools, but who wish 
first to lay a solid foundation upon which their scientific 
structure may rest. It is becoming evident, more and more, 
that the best technical men, like the best physicians, lawyers 
or ministers, are those who have extended their studies over 
a wider field than the professional schools, in themselves, 
supply. This is witnessed in the fact that Harvard Uni- 
versity has advanced its technical department to the rank 
of a graduate school requiring a liberal college course for 
admission. 

Students who are graduated from this group may enter 
first-class technical schools with advanced standing. The 
group also appeals to students who wish to make the study 


of mathematics and physics their life work. 
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The Group System 
THE MODERN LANGUAGE GROUP 


PRESCRIBED STUDIES: German and French, 6 courses; Latin, 1 
course ; English, 2 courses; Philosophy, 1% courses; Education, I 
course ; English Bible, I course; History, I course; Economics, I 
course ; Mathematics, I course ; Science, I course. 

ELECTIVE STUDIES: Three and one-half courses from the follow- 
ing subjects: Latin, English, Italian, Spanish, Philosophy, Educa- 
tion, History, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geology and Bi- 
ology. 


The courses in this group are arranged with a two-fold 
purpose : first, to give the member of the group the general 
culture which befits the educated man of the present day; 
and secondly, to give him that special training which will 
put him in command of the languages and introduce him to 
the literatures of the great modern nations. The range of 
elective studies enables the student to accentuate either aim 
of the group according to his own aim in life. 

The Modern Language group constitutes a means of 
special preparation for a life of letters whether as a writer 
or asateacher. It presents an excellent college course for 
one who desires to make the study of linguistics his life 
work. 


NOTE 


In the foregoing statements of prescribed studies, at least one 
course in Latin is included in each group. This, in addition to the 
Latin required for admission, is an absolute requirement for the 
Bachelor of Arts degree. For the Bachelor of Science degree which 
may be pursued in some of the groups, an additional year of a modern 
language is prescribed instead. 

A further requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Science is 
made in the department of Mathematics, candidates for this degree 
being required to offer for admission the mathematics prescribed 
for graduation for other students, and to pursue for graduation an 
additional year’s work. 


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The Ursinus Bulletin 
STUDIES COMMON TO ALL GROUPS 


It should be observed that the departments of English 
and Philosophy, instead of being given places at the head 
of separate groups, are made common to all the groups. 
Whatever may be the life purpose of the student, no pre- 
paration for it could be regarded as adequate which did not 
make central a knowledge of the English language and lit- 
erature and acquaintance with the great themes of philos- 
ophy. The study of the English Bible is also regarded as 
essential in all the groups. 

In like manner opportunity is given in each group for the 
pursuit of courses in Education. Thus members of the 
several groups who may be pursuing their respective special 
lines of study with a view to becoming department teachers 
in secondary schools, or who aim to become school princi- 
pals or superintendents, may receive a certain amount of 
professional preparation for their work by electing as part 
of the work required for graduation, courses in the history, 
philosophy and practice of education. 


THE GROUP ADVISER 


The Faculty appoints from its own number an Adviser 
for the students of each group. The Adviser is the ordi- 
nary medium of communication between the students of his 
group and the Faculty. As he is in each case the head of 
the department representing the dominant studies of the 
group, he becomes the guide and friendly counsellor of the 
students of his group in all matters of college life and 
work. 

Under the direction of the Adviser, each group holds 
meetings from time to time for business, for the discussion 
of pertinent questions and to hear addresses by invited 


speakers. 
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Any one desiring further information regarding URSINUS 
COLLEGE, the group system as a whole, or who is interested 
in any particular group of studies, is kindly requested to 
use the enclosed card. 

All communications should be addressed to the Secretary 
of Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pa. 


3 0112 106097071 


